12v/24v/48v Battery problems of the 2018 Kia Motor Sorento

One problem related to 12v/24v/48v battery has been reported for the 2018 Kia Motor Sorento. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Kia Motor Sorento based on all problems reported for the 2018 Sorento.

1 12v/24v/48v Battery problem

Failure Date: 07/30/2022

The contact owns a 2018 kia Sorento. The contact stated that the battery was draining faster than usual. The contact stated upon parking the vehicle overnight with the battery fully charged, the contact became aware that the battery had lost 30-50 % charge by the next morning. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's friend, an electrical engineer, diagnosed that the battery was losing 1 or 2 amps of power. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, and no issues were found. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v703000 (trailer hitches) which he associated with the failure; however, parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the failure persisted, and the dealer informed him that the battery needed to be replaced. The contact replaced the battery; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,631.


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